Swachh Bharat Mission misses out on sludge management
Official representing India at third international faecal sludge management conference fails to provide satisfactory answer
HPV vaccination crucial to reducing cervical cancer, says study
States in the US which have a higher rate of HPV vaccination have a lower rate of cervical cancer
How government policies are putting our hearts at risk
The food we eat poses the biggest risk to the heart, yet the processed food industry is allowed to sell food high on fats, salt and sugar without …
Lead exposure led to 30% global cardiovascular deaths in 2019
5.5 million died due to cardiovascular diseases caused by lead exposure in 2019; 95% impact in LMICs
Budget 2023-24: Marginal rise in health budget not enough to keep up with inflation, experts say
Lesser allocation for health over the years also indicates that we need to go a long way to reach the target of spending 2.5 per cent of GDP for …
Maternal and neonatal mortality rate high despite improvement in childbirth practices
A study conducted in public health centres in Uttar Pradesh shows complying to essential childbirth practices did not significantly alter …
Why Horlicks ad claim on boiled milk is hard to digest
Claim by GlaxoSmithKline that makes the milk supplement harps only on one aspect of study, which incidentally is funded by another multinational&…
Rapid privatisation has worsened health care services in poor and middle-income nations: study
But public sector, too. needs quality improvement, say researchers from University of California
Children of a lesser god
Ankur Paliwal finds out why Shravasti district is the worst place for a child to be born in
Union budget 2020-21 - explained in 15 charts
Nirmala Sitharaman's budget has little to offer rural India. Allocation to several schemes were slashed below 2019-20 revised estimates&…
Easy way for hospitals to reduce heat-related sickness in newborns
Study by doctors of Ahmedabad hospital shows shifting of maternity ward to a lower floor reduced morbidity
Every 1 in 3 adults has hypertension, but only half know it
New WHO report called for prioritising prevention, early detection and effective management of high blood pressure
Poor understanding of maternal, infant mortality rates & misuse of law behind Assam child marriage crackdown
State’s poor health performance lies in larger developmental issues; Prohibition of Child Marriage and POCSO Acts being misinterpretated
Report alleges conflict of interest behind India’s fortified food programme
Food Fortification Resource Centre under food regulator FSSAI is an industry association; members profiting financially, alleges Alliance for …
Is America the right partner for India to deal with antimicrobial resistance?
The US has largely relied upon voluntary measures to curb the misuse of antibiotics in livestock and poultry farms
Drug pricing policies bent to favour pharma industry, allege health experts
Nearly 83 per cent medicines out of the ambit of price control policy, thus making them out of reach for most patients, say two recent reports
FAQ on COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5: Why is it nicknamed ‘Kraken’?
Answers to questions like what is it, where is it prevalent and how does it differ from Omicron
Few nations can achieve child mortality reduction goal set for 2035: report
'Only nine of 74 nations where most under five deaths occur can achieve goal of 20 deaths per 1,000 live births if current trends continue'
Only four countries making full efforts to end smoking: WHO
Netherlands, Mauritius join Brazil and Turkey in implementing all recommended measures to reduce tobacco smoking globally
Large parks can reduce depression risk: study
Major depression was three times higher in residents exposed to small parks as compared to those exposed to large parks
Clean air helps reduce health costs by half in Taiyuan city in China
Decade-long measures to check air pollution helped in reducing particulate matter by over 50 per cent in Taiyuan
MGNREGS won't subsidise rural toilets, says Gadkari
New study shows the small improvement achieved in sanitation between 2001 and 2011 not enough to improve health outcomes
The imperative of controlling blood pressure
High blood pressure or hypertension is both preventable and treatable. One in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure. In an interview …
Over 20 million deaths, 300 million life years lost due to COVID-19, estimates WHO
Health progress for various indicators slowed down since 2015; burden of non-communicable diseases increased since 2000
India’s first centre for chronic conditions launched
The centre will conduct research into chronic diseases to find solutions and prevent their spread